Rob Clark

  • Indeed. Slow and steady, Doctor.

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

     Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. – Viktor Frankl
    Anyone else having issues finding toilet paper?

    Things got a little grim for The Clark Family last we […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Many years ago, when we first moved into our house, the projects piled up like snow in a blizzard.  We had to clear trees from the backyard, redo the basement ceiling, sand the floors, and perform countless other […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Seen any decent movies lately?

    On the last plane trip I took before the madness started, I had the pleasure of watching 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic.  In hindsight, I now see a new wrinkle in the […]

  • Karen, thanks for the note and great to have you nearby (with proper social distancing, of course). Glad everyone is home safely.

  • Thanks, John! Hope you are staying resilient up north. World is on lockdown right now.

  • That’s right, Coach. In short supply these days. Gotta find our own.

  • Suzi, that is remarkable! I had no idea there was a connection. Now I’m even happier I stopped to speak with them.

  • Indeed, Tracy. We don’t have much of a choice. We might as well take advantage of the downtime/pause.

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    My wife and I had the incredible pleasure of traveling to the West Coast last week.  But during our trip, the coronavirus pandemic and corresponding hysteria swept the nation and the world.  Each day, the news g […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Many years ago, I wrote a book titled Smiling in the Cube, which served as the inspiration and precursor for this “Resilient Worker” blog.  In one chapter, I tell the story of a baseball outfielder who called for […]

  • It was my pleasure, Coach. Happy to share!

  • Thanks, Missy! This was a fun one to write. Good people.

  • Excellent. And love the MC handle.

  • Fat Tuesday, indeed! It’s funny, I was definitely hesitant to speak with them. I think this is our default mode. But so worth it (in this case) to overcome that initial uncomfortable moment of reaching out to a […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is ever spoken.  –Fyodor Dostoevsky
    He was jarringly out of place.  An octogenarian man with a walker, shuffling u […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Legendary basketball coach Lefty Driesell is quick to share a story.  About old basketball recruits.  About old players.  About old teammates.  About his family.  About life.   Each one is more captivating than t […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    I have taken my kids down to the National Mall on President’s Day ever since they could walk.  It is a glorious tradition that normally includes stops at the Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, and Lincoln […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    There is a way out of every box.  It’s just a matter finding it. –Jean-luc Piccard
    We are right in the middle of the 50th birthday party circuit and it has been a glorious run so far.  What a great time to c […]

  • Rob Clark wrote a new post 5 years ago

    You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want. –Zig Ziglar
    My time spent in Hollywood will go down on paper as a failure.  I wanted to succeed in the movie business.  […]

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